Busywork Calculator

See where the time goes.
And what it adds up to.

Check the tasks your team does by hand. Get an estimate of the hours they take and the value of that time.

Tell us about your team

People doing the tasks below.

Per year, before super. We add 12%.

Your team's estimate

Live

team hours / week

Select your tasks to calculate.

Annual value of that time

/ week

An estimate of time spent, not guaranteed savings. See the assumptions.

Five example tasks are selected. Adjust them to match your team.

What happens by hand?

Select every task that applies. Times are starting estimates per person, per week, assuming everyone in your team does each selected task.

Client Operations

3 tasks

Follow-ups & Communication

3 tasks

Finance & Admin

2 tasks

Data & Reporting

2 tasks

Review & Compliance Admin

2 tasks
Where the time goes

Your weekly breakdown

Estimated hours across your whole team.

Where to start

Three tasks to look at first

Your selected tasks, ordered by time spent.

    How this estimate works

    We add the weekly hours for your selected tasks, then multiply by your team size. Each task’s time is an illustrative starting estimate, not a verified industry average. The calculation assumes every person does each task for that amount of time, and that the tasks don’t overlap.

    Hourly employment cost = annual salary × 1.12 ÷ 2,080. We use 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, including a simplified 12% super allowance. Annual time value = team hours per week × hourly employment cost × 52. Figures are rounded only for display.

    This is a way to spot work worth investigating. It doesn’t include other employment costs, leave adjustments or automation costs, and it doesn’t mean every hour can be recovered or removed from payroll.

    Daniel Donovan

    Let’s talk about getting those hours back.

    We’ll look at where your team’s time goes and what makes sense to change first.

    Book a Free Chat
    30 minutes Free No commitment